One of my all-time-favorite Craigslist finds came, just as we were moving into this house… not Victorian, not gilded, not massive: a pair of vintage patio chairs with scrolled arms. The very first night we were here, I made a point of putting one out on the porch so I could admire our glorious new […]

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Our kitchen island is an antique square grand piano. It has been gutted. Then customized with drawers. It will be topped with marble slabs we rescued— formerly shower walls in an antique bath. Now we need electric– we are drilling THROUGH the piano legs to add wiring. What you are looking at above, is Paul’s […]